Creative Education Postgraduate Certificate

At UCA, we recognise the transformative potential of education to improve the lives of individuals and communities, and our Creative Education Postgraduate Certificate will give you the tools to develop your confidence as an educational professional. This course will help you build on your teaching practice to make more confident judgements regarding teaching, learning and assessment. Using a range of creative approaches, you will develop your ability to design, plan and facilitate effective learning to meet the needs of a diverse student body. Each unit of study is aligned with Descriptors 1 and 2 of the UK Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF), ensuring that you are well prepared to work effectively as a creative educator in the Higher Education sector upon graduation. Successful completion of each unit of study enables you to be recognised as an Associate Fellow (unit 1) or Fellow (unit 2) of the Higher Education Academy. The course team strives to maintain an equitable, diverse, connected and democratic community that supports effective learning and evolves in response to your changing needs. We offer flexible study opportunities, and the course is delivered predominantly online to enable you to study around your professional commitments. Taught sessions are delivered by video-conference on Wednesday mornings between 10 am and 12 noon, and on Thursday evenings between 8 pm and 9 pm. In addition to these, you will participate in online discussions and activities that enable you to apply your learning in your own professional context. If you’re ready to get creative with your teaching, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact the course leader, Nikolai Elkins, for an initial conversation.

Graduate Certificate in Creative Arts Education or the Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector (PTLLS) (or equivalent eg City and Guilds 730, or Certificate in Education) or BA Hons (normally first-class, upper second or equivalent) or international equivalent in a relevant discipline and more than three years' (full-time equivalent) teaching experience plus One day a week or equivalent (minimum) of work in a teaching/supporting learning role at UCA or other FE and skills and/or HE establishment GCSE English at grade C or above, or equivalent.